Republic of Tajikistan |
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Location of Tajikistan (green)
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Capital and largest city |
Dushanbe 38°33′N 68°48′E / 38.550°N 68.800°E |
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Official languages | Tajik | ||||
Inter-ethnic language |
Russian | ||||
Ethnic groups (2010) | |||||
Demonym | Tajik | ||||
Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential republic | ||||
Emomali Rahmon | |||||
Kokhir Rasulzoda | |||||
Legislature | Supreme Assembly | ||||
National Assembly | |||||
Assembly of Representatives | |||||
Independence from the Soviet Union | |||||
• Declared
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9 September 1991 | ||||
• Recognized
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26 December 1991 | ||||
6 November 1994 | |||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi) (98th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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1.8 | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2015 estimate
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8,610,000 (98th) | ||||
• 2010 census
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7,564,500 | ||||
• Density
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48.6/km2 (125.9/sq mi) (155th) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$27.802 billion (128th) | ||||
• Per capita
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$3,146 | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$7.242 billion (136th) | ||||
• Per capita
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$819 | ||||
Gini (2009) | 30.8 medium |
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HDI (2015) |
0.627 medium · 129th |
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Currency | Somoni (TJS) | ||||
Time zone | TJT (UTC+5) | ||||
Drives on the | right | ||||
Calling code | +992 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | TJ | ||||
Internet TLD | .tj |
Coordinates: 39°N 71°E / 39°N 71°E
Tajikistan (i/tɑːˈdʒiːkᵻstɑːn/, /təˈdʒiːkᵻstæn/, or /tæˈdʒiːkiːstæn/; Тоҷикистон [tɔd͡ʒikɪsˈtɔn]; Russian: Таджикистан), officially the Republic of Tajikistan (Tajik: Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Çumhurii Toçikiston, Russian: Республика Таджикистан), is a mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia with an estimated 8 million people in 2013, and an area of 143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi). It is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. Pakistan lies to the south, separated by the narrow Wakhan Corridor. Traditional homelands of Tajik people included present-day Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.